Pictured above: Poplar Springs Baptist Church gets ready for the Boiling Springs Christmas Parade. Their float was the inspiration of the late Dr. Rick Prassel and is organized every year by the Shephard’s Flock Sunday School Class.

I find it sad in a way that it’s necessary to have a national holiday to remind us to be thankful. As citizens of this country we needn’t strain too hard each and every day to realize we have more to be thankful for than most.